Palettes / Colors / #FAA5FD

#FAA5FD — Pale Vivid Pink

#FAA5FD is a pink color we call Pale Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #FAA5FD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FAA5FD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A8FDA5; it also sits naturally between #CEA5FD and #FDA5D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 65% · Blue 99%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FAA5FD

.text { color: #FAA5FD; }
.background { background-color: #FAA5FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FAA5FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(250, 165, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FAA5FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(250, 165, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FAA5FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(250, 165, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FAA5FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FAA5FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8FDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FAA5FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FAA5FD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #FAA5FD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FAA5FD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #FAA5FD?

#FAA5FD is Pale Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 250, 165, 253). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FAA5FD?

#FAA5FD is RGB 250, 165, 253 — HSL 298°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 35%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #FAA5FD?

Its complement is #A8FDA5; analogous partners are #CEA5FD and #FDA5D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FAA5FD for text?

Black text on #FAA5FD has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.